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Markham TimesVol. 1 #1 Markham Times • [email protected] • July 17-23, 2010 Tel: 647-476-6546

The New Voice of Markham

Police Should Not Disturb Peace of Residents

It is unbelievable to see York Region police ticketing unassuming commuters close to the northern ramp of 407/Markham Rd. There are many reasons for dissatisfaction.

First, the police are expected to behave in a rational manner expected of our uniformed force. We also expect the police to show hu-mility and respect for the residents living on James Scott Road, which is the road where 2-3 police cars are always parked on a con-sistent basis despite complaints to the police Chief, Mr Labarge. The police seem to own that road. It seems the police assumes that it has unilateral powers to select whatever place and time it deems fit and block any interior road of our municipality.

Second, why should police cause a dangerous traffic gridlock and inconvenience to resi-dents and guests entering and exiting James Scott Road from/ to Markham Road? Rather than making the roads safe, police is willfully making the roads dangerous as can be seen from the pictures. It seems that the goal of police is to meet its target quota of issuing tickets rather than the welfare and safety of people.

Third, the place has become a picnic spot for the police officers of the area. Sometimes there are 2,3, 4 or 5 police cars parallel-parked at entrance of James Scott Road.

Fourth, police always assumes that there is no one in the public that would have guts to challenge the police officers, as people are too afraid of meddling with the police for fear of

being roped in. Hence the police continue to act with impunity.

Fifth, the 407 overpasses has no distinct speed reduction warning signs except for a ‘barely’ noticeable sign on the east side, which hardly catches the eyes of a driver in the middle lane. The police know this fact, and yet they take advantage of unassuming drivers who are caught unaware while approaching the 407 overpass on Markham Road from the south. We are sure that no police officer or their bosses have taken the effort of getting proper speed reduction signs erected for commuters so that they can slow down in time. It is really surprising that even York Region has failed to put up proper signage, indicating that the goal is to collect as much money from inno-cent drivers as is possible.

Nonetheless, police has no right whatsoever to endanger the intersection with impunity. They must be accountable to someone. Who does one complain to against the law enforc-ers? The police conduct leaves an extremely poor impression about the police. As taxpay-ing individuals, it is the right of individuals to enjoy their property peacefully. Police must understand that not many people like con-stant police presence on their private street. . It is intimidating for visiting guests. Once a while is OK as long as police is judicious in selecting roads randomly across York Region. But in this case it has become a deliberate and conscious police behavior.

On being questioned, several police officers have given different reasons for continuing

to park at James Scott/Markham Road in-tersection. One officer told me that residents of James Scott Road have asked police and wanted police to stand there as the drivers drive very fast on Markham Road. This an-swer is mind boggling, because there are traf-fic lights at the intersection, and the passing traffic on Markham Road has to stop when required. And rarely drivers are given tick-ets for running a red light. Most tickets are issued for 10-20 Km over speed limit, which is but natural because the drivers miss the in-conspicuous 50 Km sign. Not all passing driv-ers live in Markham or nearby, hence many are unaware of sudden reduction in speed limit from 70 to 50. Another police officer said that the intersection is very dangerous, hence they have been told to stand there. It is again wrong, as the particular intersection is as dangerous as any other similar intersec-tion. In fact Markham/14th intersection is far more dangerous and accident prone, we don’t see any police officer stationed at that

intersection. And yet another police officer told me that they could park anywhere they want. I asked him who gave him the right to do what he wants, and he gave me a real dirty look, because he had no legitimate answer. He was alluding that people paying taxes do not have the right to enjoy their peace on the street. It was really surprising that there were almost 15 cars parked at street entrance that day, including 5 police cars. Another police officer got offended and mockingly said that people like me cannot question police be-cause we are the ones who call the police for help more often. I really did not understand that answer. I inferred that he meant the vis-ible ones like me (?) had no right to question police.

Anyway, police is susceptible to falling prey to such a behavior. If police really had lot of crime to attend to as they claim, they would not waste their time standing in hordes all

day and ticketing innocent drivers. The police must become part of the community and win respect by model behavior, rather through an imposed one. People do want to feel comfort-able in their presence. At present they do not.

What is needed is for the Region to immedi-ately put conspicuously visible warning signs of reduction in speed limit between 14th and Hwy 407, so that northbound drivers auto-matically reduce their speed, and we may not have to waste well-paid police officers for is-suing tickets.

ONE QUESTION STILL REMAINS UN-ANSWERED: Can the police cars stand anywhere and anytime on inside streets and intrude into the peace of residents? Send in your views by email. (By Partap Dua)

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“THE VOTERS MUST PUNISH

ONTARIO LIBERALS”Dear readers,

We are launching a brand new com-munity newspaper for residents of Markham and Thornhill. Our intent is to be bold and proactive in bringing out informed articles so as to engage the residents of Markham in a healthy debate. We noticed that the existing papers lack that approach.

Our paper will comprise of various sections from time to time: Account-ability, Food for thought, Tip Line, Consumer Advice, Community cor-ner, Events, Kids corner, Readers’ opinion. etc. Besides we will carry a detailed contact list of various busi-nesses in Markham and neighboring areas in each issue of our paper for ready reference of our readers.

We request that you MUST keep cop-ies of our paper for future reference as it will contain extremely useful and well researched solutions to consum-er problems. The paper will be hand delivered in certain areas but will be available in most stores and public places.

Initially the introductory issue will be fortnightly hoping to become weekly after second or third week. The first is-sue is slated for Saturday, 17 July 2010.

Your cooperation is valuable and we encourage people to write to us their real life experiences, be it about dis-crimination, daily issues, adaptabil-ity, consumer harassment, etc and we promise to carry them in our paper. We want engaged audience!

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Tel: 647-476-6546 Email: [email protected] Editor: Dianne Ali

Letter From the Editor

NEWMARKET – The sale and distri-bution of most flavoured cigarillos is now prohibited in The Regional Mu-nicipality of York. A new enhance-ment introduced to the Smoke-Free Ontario Act (SFOA) July 1 by the Government of Ontario restricts ac-cess to flavoured cigarillos across the province.

“Research tells us that cigarillos are more frequently smoked by Canadian youth than adults,” said York Region Chairman and CEO Bill Fisch. “The new amendments to the Smoke-Free Ontario Act will strengthen the re-striction on selling or supplying this type of tobacco product to young people by removing a product from the market that is inexpensive and appealing to youth.”

Cigarillos are small cigars wrapped in tobacco leaf or paper containing to-bacco. Some cigarillos have flavour-ing additives such as fruit, candy and alcohol and are packaged in brightly coloured, youth-friendly inexpensive packs or tubes.

Under the new SFOA enhancements,

sale and distribution of flavoured cigarillos are prohibited with the exception of menthol flavour. All unflavoured cigarillos and menthol cigarillos can continue to be sold but must be in packages of 20 or greater.

“The focus of this new legislation is to prevent kids and younger adults from being attracted to the packag-ing, flavours and price of flavoured cigarillos,” said Town of Markham Deputy Mayor Jack Heath, Chair of the Region’s Community and Health Services Committee. “Continued support, education and enforcement of this type of legislation will help us remain focused on improving the health of our young people.”

Tobacco officers from The Regional Municipality of York will visit each tobacco vendor location in York Re-gion to provide education and ensure compliance with the amended legis-lation. Tobacco vendors who are not in compliance with the SFOA could be charged.

“Tobacco use is the biggest preventable cause of death and disease in the prov-

ince, killing nearly 13,000 Ontarians each year,” said Dr. Karim Kurji, York Region’s Medical Officer of Health. “Cigarillo products contain the same addictive drug nicotine found in ciga-rettes and we want to prevent youth ad-diction to tobacco products.”The SFOA came into effect on May 31, 2006, and is the legislative com-ponent of the provincial Smoke-Free Ontario Strategy. This strategy will improve the health of all Ontarians by preventing children and youth from starting to smoke, helping On-tarians quit smoking and protecting Ontarians from involuntary expo-sure to second-hand smoke.

York Region encourages residents to call and report any vendor selling to-bacco and tobacco-related products to under-age youth. Please call York Region Health Connection at 1-800-361-5653 or TTY 1-866-252-9933. All calls are confidential.

For more information on The Regional Municipality of York,

please visit www.york.ca

2 • Markham Times • [email protected] • July 17-23, 2010 Tel: 647-476-6546

Flavoured cigarillos now prohibited in York Region

Enhancement to the Smoke-Free Ontario Act (SFOA) restricts access to flavoured cigarillos

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“THE VOTERS MUST PUNISH

ONTARIO LIBERALS”By: Partap Dua

Not long ago, the Ontario Liberals passed a law imposing Harmonized Sales Tax on Ontario taxpayers. The legislation had been introduced with much haste and in connivance with the federal government.

No doubt, it is the prerogative of an elected government to introduce new laws. Yet the government has to be fair and just to the voters. The governments of today have become totally inefficient in managing fi-nances of the people. Whenever there is a shortfall, they try to grab money in the form of taxes. The Harmonized Sales Tax or HST is one such scheme. If it were not so, the Government should have been more forthright in explaining the benefits of harmonized sales tax to the Ontario tax-payers. The Ontario Liberal government has not done so.I am amazed as to how the government, including many economists and commen-tators, has been unable to explain to the people of Ontario in simple language, the so-called benefits of HST. Just saying that HST was successful in other countries is not sufficient. In fact all this is eyewash. If I as a finance MBA and as a CFA charter holder and with an advanced knowledge of economics have not really inferred any-thing from what the government or its pro-ponents have written in newspapers, I am sure a simple taxpayer, would have no clue of HST benefits. I have even listened to the liberal cabinet ministers and their lectures made no sense at all. No doubt there are benefits of HST, which is not my intent to explain here, the whole HST scheme is a clever plot to extract more from the already overburdened taxpayers to address the in-efficiencies of elected public officials. Be it in Toronto, Markham, Regional, provincial or at federal level, most elected officials have time and again proven to be ineffi-cient in managing finances of people. The highly benevolent Toronto Mayor David Miller tagged the infamous Toronto Land Transfer Tax on Toronto residents, the On-tario Premier tagged the Health tax on On-tarians, the federal Conservatives tagged the 7% GST in 1991, the federal Liber-als tagged the $975 landing fee, and the Ontario Conservatives sold the 407 ETR putting Ontarians at mercy of a greedy, private consortium. Likewise, the munici-

palities have been raising taxes, develop-ment charges and various fees, resulting in higher house prices. The exponential water rate increase is another tax grab to hide past inefficiencies. The only reason for all this is that the politicians assume Cana-dian voters to be brainless and defenseless. The same politicians have been ruling the country without much change at all levels of the government by fooling people.

Howsoever, the Ontario Liberals harp on benefits of the HST to businesses, the fact is that it is penal in nature and will adverse-ly affect the pockets of Ontario residents. Had the Liberals kept the existing tax rates and merged the GST with PST, it would have been ok and shown their sincere ap-proach. They did not do so. While intro-ducing HST, the Liberals have clamped 8% PST on so many items that had no pro-vincial tax at all. And I am sure not many people would know about it because no one has the time to delve deep into the tax. For example, the Ontario Liberals are start-ing to tag 8% PST on common everyday purchases and services like Dry cleaning, landscaping, lawn-care and snow removal, hotel rooms, taxis, camp sites, domestic air, rail, boat and bus travel, home renovations, registration and private resale of used cars, gasoline/diesel, new homes over $400,000, massage therapy, vitamins, live theatre tickets, hockey rink and hall rental fees, fitness trainers, hair stylist/ barber fees, es-thetician services like manicure, pedicure, facials, legal fees, nicotine replacement products and hunting and fishing licenses. Pathetically the Liberals haven’t spared us in death even. They are tagging 8% PST on funeral services. One must note that all these services were exempt from provin-cial tax before the new legislation. This is what the Liberals call helping Ontarians. Is it so simple to make fool of voters? Of course the government will get billions more in taxes to squander from the already overtaxed taxpayers. The governments are bent upon making their own lives easier at the expense of taxpayers, who have to gulp, without recourse, what their elected reps force on them. Hence all efficiencies in harmonized tax are meaningless if what we see is increased taxes. Surprisingly, we had expected the federal conservatives to slash

the GST, but it seems that Stephen Harper had insincerely shown a carrot to the voters in reducing GST. The Harper government has in fact fortified the GST for generations now as the government has spent tons of taxpayer money to introduce new harmo-nized computer systems. I am sure if the Ontario Liberals were really sincere, they would have kept the above items exempt under the harmonized tax system. Ontario liberals’ shoddy handling of the 407 ETR has strengthened the position of 407-mafia for eternity. If I were I their place, I would have Expropriated 407 ETR back from the consortium through legislation, and freed the Ontario taxpayers form the clutches of a vulture private group that is torturing commuters with impunity.

The voters of Ontario rarely have had a comfortable choice as they are stuck be-tween the devil and the deep sea. On one side are the Liberals while on other side are the medieval conservatives with fixed ideas, and then as usual is our third party the NDP, which has no other agenda except to bark for the unions. The same is true at federal level where people like Harper are ruling the country without any account-ability. He is the ONLY western leader who truly believed, and continues to believe in George W Bush. The Liberals are almost non-existent with their age-old caucus full of worn out MPs who are guaranteed re-elections for eternity without going through the nomination process. The only choice we have is to form a fourth front, which is a long Herculean task. Till then, we at least can, and we certainly must ex-ercise our vote decisively. And that is by voting out the Ontario Liberals just to tell them that they cannot take us for granted. Or else liberal MPPs like David Caplan will have the audacity to tag the stupid $50 clean water tax on your monthly bill, as if we had to pay hefty premium just to get clean water.

I shall expand on HST in future articles.

By writing this article, I have not become less Liberal and more Conservative; I feel it is the right thing to say.If the Liberals keep status quo on PST ex-empt articles, we have no issue.

Did You Know?

Markham residents’ water bill rates have tripled in the last three years.

Consumer Tip

Speeding ticket demerit points stay on one’s record for 2 years from date of offence, while the actual conviction stays on record for 3 years after the conviction date. The date of conviction is the ACTUAL date of voluntary agree-ing to lesser fine or the actual date of trial court decision. If appealed, date of appeal decision, not the original trial date decision. Hence be careful and smart!

The Lighter Side

Two women were sitting in the doctor’s waiting room comparing notes on their various disorders.

“I want a baby more than anything in the world”, said the first, “But I guess it is impossible”.

“I used to feel just the same way”, said the second. “But then everything changed. That’s why I am here. I’m going to have a baby in three months”.

“You must tell me what you did”, asked the first woman.

“I went to a faith healer”, said the sec-ond.

But we’ve tried that. My husband and I have been going to a faith healer for over a year now. It didn’t really help”, said the first.

The other woman smiled and whispered quietly, “Try going alone next time”.



York Region EMS launches 9-1-1 communication campaign Residents are reminded to call 9-1-1 for all medical emergencies

NEWMARKET – The Regional Municipality of York’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) have launched an important advertising campaign on bus shelters across the Region to remind residents to call 9-1-1 for all medical emergencies. Four different ads will run in July and September featuring examples of medical emergencies where 9-1-1 should be called. Medical emergencies are those where a person’s condition is life-threatening or may worsen and become life-threatening. 9-1-1 should be called if someone is experiencing:

1. Chest pain or tightness 2. Sudden severe pain to any area of the body 3. Shortness of breath, difficulty breathing or choking 4. Possible broken bones 5. Uncontrollable bleeding 6. Sudden onset of dizziness or vision problems 7. Sudden onset of weakness, numbness and/or tingling in

the face, arm or leg 8. Sudden difficulty speaking

9-1-1 is an easy-to-remember three-digit number that connects all York Region residents with a professional dispatcher for EMS, fire and police. York Region EMS paramedics are trained to assess and treat medical emergencies at the scene and on the way to the hospital. They provide life-saving procedures and can relay a patient's condition directly to emergency room physicians and departments before arriving at the hospital.

For more information on The Regional Municipality of York, please visit www.york.ca

- 30 - Media Contact: Jennifer Mitchell-Emmerson, Community and Health Services, York Region

Phone: 905 830-4444 Ext. 4016 / After-hours Cell: 905 716-9753

Email: [email protected]

Public Service Announcement

Above: One of four ads that will be featured on bus shelters across York Region in July and September.

Kids And Youth Corner

Part IThe Beach

One glamorous morning, down in Jenni-fer Lopez’s trailer in beautiful Beverly Hills, I was lolling around on a flat, round rock (plate) engraved with an embroidery of violets around it, when suddenly I heard a rumble. Or was it a growl? But what ever it was, it was com-ing from inside of J.Lo. She stood there, by the brown wooden cliff (table), with her hand over her stomach. Rubbing it gently, she strode over to the opposite side of the cliff, where I was ly-ing peacefully, with a thin layer of butter spread over my slender slice of Italian bread topped with sprinkles of garlic, and slowly picked me up, counting the calories on the way. I was sure she was just taking a whiff of me, knowing that she wasn’t supposed to be eating anything with too many calories, but that spoiled little girl took a chunk off me anyways. For a second my life flashed before my eyes. The oven. The bak-ery. The bag… It was nothing I had gone through before. The feeling of my legs… or was it my head? Any-ways, the feeling of my legs was…gone!It was like a beach. I, lying there like a rag doll on the pink bumpy shores (tongue) while this watery liquid (saliva) moistened me to a paste while huge white rocks (teeth) fell over and over again on me from the sky. They broke me into smaller pieces(nutrients) . And then it happened. The beach (tongue) curled back and pushed me into a black hole (esophagus). I was doomed…

Part IIThe Black Hole

I was slowly pushed down through… IT (esophagus). What ever left of me slid cautious-ly down the narrow tube. It was quite long ac-tually. Nearing the opening, I opened my eyes. There it was. A huge lake with a whole lot of

pollution. PLOP! I fell like a rock down into the muddy swamps (stomach) .

Part IIIThe Swamps

Since I was light I bobbed at the surface. Suddenly, I felt a throbbing pain, an unbear-able pain. From what state I was in I lost all hope and knew there was no antidote. Some sorts of gases (gastric juices) were de-stroying me. It felt like hours until finally I was digested. I knew this because I had gone to the Oxford University for Garlic Breads.I got several degrees and passed law school too.Fellow survivors and I lay still as the swamps were at work.

Part IIIISnakes

After being pushed into a hole I landed in a small and narrow pipe (small intestine) that seemed to go on for ages. I was forced to be pushed through while being broken down into smaller pieces by enzymes. I felt nutrients being released from my bread and into the rough but smooth wall.The tube came to an end but all was not over yet. I entered a larger tube (large intestine) with rougher walls but this one seemed to be much shorter for some apparent reason. As I slid against the walls, they seemed to absorb all the water out of me so by the time I reached the end I was about as dry as a cracker. I did not know what was going to hap-pen next, but then I found out. SPLASH!!!!! FLUSH!!!!!!

“And that was the end of my life.Simple as that.”

By: Iram

Markham Launches Diversity Action Plan Strengthening Markham as an Inclusive Community Markham Mayor and Council, the Hon. Michael Chan, Minister of Tourism and Culture, and community representatives celebrated the launch of Markham’s much anticipated Diversity Action Plan last week.

“As the most culturally diverse community in Canada, Markham represents a full range of human experiences from all stages of life, abilities, and ethno-cultural backgrounds,” said Mayor Frank Scarpitti. “The vision of the Diversity Action Plan has come to life through extensive public consultation and will further strengthen our commitment towards inclusivity and celebrating our diversity.”

The official launch, featuring guest speakers, cultural entertainment, and a variety of foods from around the world, was attended by community groups, members of Markham’s Race Relations, Seniors and Accessibility Committees, Mayor’s Youth Task Force representatives as well as residents.

Endorsed by Markham Council in June, 2010, this leading edge Diversity Action Plan will serve as the basis of a ten-year strategy to promote unity and inclusive-ness, and provide programs and services that address the diverse needs of Markham residents.Identified as one of six strategic priorities, the Diversity Action Plan was created as part of Markham’s strategic direction, Building Markham’s Future Together. The Diversity Action Plan was developed through broad internal and community con-sultation conducted through 12 staff focus groups, an internal diversity survey, 11 community organization focus groups and 35 discussions with key community leaders.

A reflection of the community’s feedback, the 68 recommendations contained in the Diversity Action Plan have the ultimate goal of improving quality-of-life by strengthening Markham’s inclusivity and accessibility. The plan pays particular at-tention to the needs of four groups; youth, newcomers and visible minorities, se-niors and persons with disabilities.

Key Recommendations:• Develop new strategies to lift language barriers preventing newcomersfrom participating, by offering recreation, culture and library information in mul-tiple languages.• As a member of the Coalition of Municipalities Against Racism andDiscrimination, evaluate and report on activities already being undertaken by Markham that correspond to one or more of the common commitments.• Buildsustainablepartnershipswithemergingculturalgroupstohelpmeetthe needs of newcomers; expand the number of local clubs and groups helping to plan and deliver programs; publicize the start-up funding we offer to help create innovative, neighborhood-based programs. • Betterconnectseniorstoprogramsandservices.• Increasethenumberofyouthprogramsandworkshopsavailableinneigh-bourhood schools to make them more accessible to youth.• Createmorepartnershipswithcommunityserviceprovidersbyofferingspecialized and unique services to persons with disabilities.To view the complete Diversity Action Plan and all the recommendations, please visit www.markham.ca/bmft.



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York Region EMS launches 9-1-1 communication campaign Residents are reminded to call 9-1-1 for all medical emergencies

NEWMARKET – The Regional Municipality of York’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) have launched an important advertising campaign on bus shelters across the Region to remind residents to call 9-1-1 for all medical emergencies. Four different ads will run in July and September featuring examples of medical emergencies where 9-1-1 should be called. Medical emergencies are those where a person’s condition is life-threatening or may worsen and become life-threatening. 9-1-1 should be called if someone is experiencing:

1. Chest pain or tightness 2. Sudden severe pain to any area of the body 3. Shortness of breath, difficulty breathing or choking 4. Possible broken bones 5. Uncontrollable bleeding 6. Sudden onset of dizziness or vision problems 7. Sudden onset of weakness, numbness and/or tingling in

the face, arm or leg 8. Sudden difficulty speaking

9-1-1 is an easy-to-remember three-digit number that connects all York Region residents with a professional dispatcher for EMS, fire and police. York Region EMS paramedics are trained to assess and treat medical emergencies at the scene and on the way to the hospital. They provide life-saving procedures and can relay a patient's condition directly to emergency room physicians and departments before arriving at the hospital.

For more information on The Regional Municipality of York, please visit www.york.ca

- 30 - Media Contact: Jennifer Mitchell-Emmerson, Community and Health Services, York Region

Phone: 905 830-4444 Ext. 4016 / After-hours Cell: 905 716-9753

Email: [email protected]

Public Service Announcement

Above: One of four ads that will be featured on bus shelters across York Region in July and September.





IN FOCUS THIS WEEKGreenborough Village Circle Plaza(Bur Oak and Greenborough Crescent, between Markham Rd and 9th Line on Bur Oak)

1. Caldense Bakery 905 209 84002. Daisy Mart3. Swan Cleaners4. Nulook Salon 905 201 84485. Family Medical Practice/Walk-in Clinic 905 201 11436. Greensborough Dental 905 209 72227. Better Body Fitness Rehab (Physio, Chiro, massage, acupuncture, acupressure, or-thotics) 905 209 83008. Learning jungle Child Care Centre

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1. Dr Hafiz H Walji, Optometrist, Suite 104, 905 471 39372. Dok’s Home Health Care, Suite 105, 905 472 08663. Super Care Pharmacy, 905 910 00604. Dr (Mrs) Lucky Abaysinghe Family Physician 905 470 66215. Foot and Ankle Clinic, Chiropodist, 905 294 80876. Markham Travel Clinic, Suite 204, 905 294 09077. Markham Medical Centre, Family Physicians, Suite 214, 905 294 22908. Ashgrove Massage Therapy, 905 201 28169. Cardiac & Arrhythmia Service, Dr David Newman10. Cardio Matters Diagnostics, Suite 11. Family Dentistry, Dr Kathy Alexiu, 905 294911412. Markham Stoufville Midwives, Suite 107, 905 209 033013. Xray and Ultrasound Lab, Basement,14. Family Dentistry, Dr Steven Kranc15. Chinese Medicine, Hongbin Chen, 905 201 991916. Ashgrove Spa, Anti ageing/skin care, Suite 304, 905 201 034317. Markham Stoufville Denture Specialists, Bsmt, 905 472 283818. Meadowbrook Counselling Associates, 905 202 203119. Pritchard Travers Physiotherapy, Bsmt, 905 471 670720. Dr Susan Himmel, Family Physicians, 905 471 670721. Dr PN Turlapati, Peditrician, 3rd floor

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OCT 25/2010

"Education For Liberation"

Education gives liberty to think & helps to develop a child’s potential in every spheres of existence: “physical, mental & spiritual” leading to a peaceful society. Three fundamentals of education are: 1. It must be based on factuality, 2. It must awaken a thirst for knowledge, and 3. Students and teachers must both have a balanced mind. Education stands for: E – Enlargement of mind D – DESMEP (Discipline/ Etiquette/ Smartness, Morality/ English/Pronunciation) U – Universal outlook C – Character A – Active habits T – Trustworthiness I – Ideation on the Supreme O – Omniscient grace N – Nice temperament ZULFI ZULFIQAR ALI PHONE NUMBER (647) -290-3357- or (647)-202-1923 Email. [email protected] www.zulfiqar.ca [email protected]

ZULFI ZULFIQAR ALIWARD 7 & 8

YORK REGION DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE

OCT 25/2010

ELECT

STUDENTS ALWAYS COME FIRST “Education is a part of cultural life. Education should be free, & it must be based on universalism.

ZULFI ZULFIQAR ALI• Education is the key to success for every single, family & a Community• To involve all aspects of the school community, including students, staff, faculty, administration and parents, in modeling and promoting proper action.• To foster qualities that will help students with the academic pursuits, which in return will help in their work place. • To assist in fostering qualities that will help students be successful as citizens, appreciate, care, & act on good moral and value of citizenship. • To provide interdisciplinary and integrated learning activities for students: this includes instructional lessons, and critical thinking exercises.

To develop and distribute information to parents, educators, and the greater school community which will serve to increase sensitivity, cooperation, and understanding of character development.

ELECT ZULFI ZULFIQAR ALI WARD 7 & 8 CANDIDATE

YORK REGION DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION TRUSTEE

Education gives liberty to think & helps to develop a child’s potential in every spheres of existence: “physical, mental & spiritual” leading to a peaceful society.

Three fundamentals of education are:

1. It must be based on factuality,2. It must awaken a thirst for knowledge, and3. Students and teachers must both have a balanced mind.

Education stands for:

E – Enlargement of mindD – DESMEP (Discipline/ Etiquette/ Smartness, Morality/ English/Pronunciation)U – Universal outlookC – CharacterA – Active habitsT – TrustworthinessI – Ideation on the SupremeO – Omniscient graceN – Nice temperament

“Education For Liberation”

ZULFI ZULFIQAR ALI PHONE NUMBER (647) -290-3357- or

(647)-202-1923Email. [email protected]

[email protected]

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